Untargeted metabolomics is a powerful tool for biological discoveries.
However, these discoveries are highly dependent on the quality of analysis of
the raw data. Reliable detection of relevant signals in the raw data and the
correct interpretation of the underlying spectral features are critical for both
exploratory research as well as multi-omic data integration. Reanalysis of
published untargeted metabolomics studies shows omissions of numerous relevant
compounds in original results as well as typical interpretation mistakes. These
results show an unexplored potential of current as well as legacy metabolomics
data.

Examples of omissions and mistakes in results from a published
study. (a) Visualization of a part of one of the raw datafiles. Gray
labels correspond to annotations from original results accompanying the study
data. Magenta labels correspond to omissions or mistakes. (b-d) Mass
spectra and extracted ion chromatograms for examples of omissions. (e) A
mass spectrum and extracted ion chromatograms for examples of mistakes. An
in-source fragment ion and an isotopic peak of a multimer of HEPES were
incorrectly identified as different compounds. Peaks of related ions for a given
compound in plots of mass spectra are highlighted in magenta. More examples: https://doi.org/10.1101/143818

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